KORG Gadget 2
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music | $39.99 | KORG INC. | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
KORG Gadget has received numerous awards from around the world:
• Apple: "App Store Best of 2014" in Japan
• #1 in the Top Paid Music iPad App category*
• TECH AWARD 2015 "Best Music Production App"
• MusicTech's "Gear of the Year: Best App" Gold Award
• “Musikmesse international press award 2016” Mobile Music App
* USA, UK, Japan, Germany, France, Italy and much more!
KORG Gadget offers a collection of more than 30* different synthesizers and drum machines called “Gadgets.” These gadgets were designed to assist the user to produce powerful electronic music. The latest version features universal support not only for the iPad, but also for the iPad Pro and the iPhone. The painstaking attention that KORG has given its hardware instruments for more than fifty years has now taken shape as cutting-edge software in the Gadget. It's the ultimate all-in-one music production studio app.
* The total number of gadgets including in-app purchases etc.
• A collection of more than 30 Gadgets
Each Gadget available contains carefully constructed parameters to bring you the sounds you want. They’re ideal for producing all forms of electronic music. Even inexperienced musicians can enjoy the app as each synth offers a Scale function that makes it virtually impossible to play the wrong notes.
• Design tracks in portrait or landscape. Workflow for any music production task
The greatest feature of KORG Gadget is the user interface. It gives you an ideal music production workflow based mainly on the portrait orientation that you're familiar with. When you want to focus on specifics, you can smoothly switch to landscape orientation. This app perfectly supports either preference on the iPad, iPhone, or iPad Pro. From song production to sound design, effects, and mixing, all the steps are intuitive and seamless. Experience perfect music production on mobile!
• Produce music more freely without location limitations. An ideal choice as a second DAW
If you run out of ideas while producing a song, try taking KORG Gadget somewhere that you find inspirational. Gadget liberates you from limitations of location, allowing you to create and capture song ideas anywhere. These ideas can be saved as MIDI or as audio to allow a smooth transition to your desktop system. Wherever you go, take Gadget along as the ideal partner for inspiration.
• Share songs to the GadgetCloud to connect with users around the world
Songs that you create using KORG Gadget can be shared on “GadgetCloud,” a music exchange for Gadget users worldwide. By uploading and sharing songs, you can communicate in ways that bypass language barriers, and also improve your skill as a creative artist. On GadgetCloud, you can submit your songs for selection as tracks recommended by Korg, enter various contents, and use the ranking system. You can also upload from Gadget directly to any social networking service such as SoundCloud, Facebook, or Twitter, to name a few.
* GadgetCloud is based on SoundCloud, the cloud service that's supported by creative artists world-wide.
• Make it come alive with new MIDI controllers. Accelerate the pace of your music production
To customize your needs, you can freely choose a MIDI controller that complements the KORG Gadget. With the nanoKEY Studio/nanoKONTROL Studio, you can step-record and mix wirelessly as setup is automatic, making this easy and convenient. You can also opt to choose the microKEY Air, a compact mini-keyboard that can also connect wirelessly and via the Apple Lightning adapter. By partnering with a MIDI controller that inspires you, you can improve the quality of your music production.
More info at korg.com
Reviews
Love the gadgets!
O-SKI-D
This is my go to app for electronic and ambient music and HipHop, very clean sounds and great sequencer. My only suggestion would be to make it AU compatible.
Super dope...exponentially so If you hAve iOS midi controller
CAPTIVE MUSIC
Only reason for the 4⭐️ and not a 5⭐️ is the lack of support for any outside Plugins be it IAAP or auv3, which is a drag...and it itself isn’t a auv3 unit but it is available to use as Inter-app Audio for tracking into GarageBand or whatever..... also the midi Implementation isnINSANE! Every parameter of every synth(of which there are many) effect and even transport is “tap and turn” midi assignable..... and the project export options are second to few ... all in all, it is most definitely worth the 50% off sale price of $19.99... but I wouldn’t be happy if I had paid The normal 39.99. But every 2-3 months they have a 50% off sale so just wait it out and grab the Electribe wave as well for 19.99 @$40 for those 2 apps is a motha truckin steal!..... I love ya Korg my first piece o gear was a Volca beats and I’ve been hooked ever since
Waste of money!
G by T
App is not at all what was described, requires more purchases, does not look like the images shown. Impossible to use, interface is too finite and small to use on a phone. Korg is using their name ID to sell apps that are nothing like the real physical products.
Some ideas/concerns for Gadget 2
SynthJockey748
Absolutely amazing! The color scheme is great, the instruments are versatile and creative. I love the new beat sequencer and the improvements made to the sound mixer are so good! KORG Gadget 2, though it has so many pros, also has cons: 1.) The name of the song cannot be changed without having to save as! It’s really a bit of a hassle, especially since it takes up storage room duplicating a .gdproj2 file. Next time you slap a number onto the name of the software [in this case it was 2], please don’t take out a useful feature like this. 2.) Stockholm seems to be working better since the last couple of updates [it actually plays on tempo], although the preview interface is still glitchy. The red lines do not separate the slices like they should; rather, they are in all places besides where they should be. 3.) Please fix the file browser!!! It is so hard to browse files with your tiny pop-up menu. I also suggest separating the user projects and demos. 4.) Fix the MIDI. I cannot connect AudioKit SynthOne or any other app to Gadget using your MIDI out device, and Ableton Link is extremely glitchy. 5.) Add new demos! I have only seen one new demo get added in the 2 years I have had this app. 6.) You should support comments on the waveform in the GadgetCloud. This way, comments posted in the GadgetCloud will appear on the waveform in SoundCloud. You should also put a search bar in the GadgetCloud with a set of filters for tracks, profiles, top-charts, and recently added. This will make browsing so much easier. 7.) Last but not in the least bit the least, please add some effects to the mixer. In GarageBand, there is a DJ FX menu with XY pads, stops, starts/restarts, filters, and LFO effects. Installing this will be a big plus to the software. I also suggest that you guys make the iOS app compatible with Dark Mode in the upcoming iPadOS update this fall. Some type of color scheme change from the classic cool colors to warmer colors will look cool.
A beautiful walled garden
Shabudua
Gadget won’t replace a real desktop DAW, because it doesn’t have “real” audio tracks and the sequencer is relentlessly pattern-based. But as a portable groovebox, Gadget is amazing. It’s fast, easy, and fun to work with. Your results can be easily exported as stems to other software for further development. 9/10 would buy again ?
Fun music app
lmaestro
This is really fun to use one the go as a scratch pad. Can export to Ableton Live project. Note that while all descriptions say it comes with 40 gadgets, it actually comes with 20. You need to purchase the remaining ones.
Amazing app
Lucidxxrx
Hands down my favorite iOS daw to use, I’ve bought most of the extra gadgets and standalone that run as gadget. I’d like to see some more ifx and some kaoss controls... it’s 10x better on iOS than switch if you’re wondering, touch controls make more sense, things flow. Switch feels odd with a controller, and switch has no extra gadgets or ifx at all. Gadget reminds me a lot of FL studio as far as workspace and flow, very easy to copy patterns, move and edit patterns. The built in gadgets could get you through plenty of songs, but some of the purchase gadgets are well worth it and compliment the available gadgets. I’d highly recommend this, I use it more than Cubasis or GarageBand.
Love the new updates
UrbanImages
KORG Gadget continues to develop and deliver a great sounding easy to use music production experience for the iPad and iPhone. We could use some of that DRUM MACHINE from iElectribe Wave in Warszawa in the future!
This app made me drop iMpc pro 2
Antwon la great
After I used the letdown of a app iMpc pro 2 after loving the first version I decided to look for something new. I’m glad I found this because it’s a all in one powerhouse. Luckily I got most of the add on gadgets and module on sale but without the sale it could get a little pricy. If you’re a hip hop producer download the Bilbao gadget for your drums, Vancouver to chop samples, and module to add more sounds to your arsenal.
